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| Full name | Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1988-12-06)6 December 1988 (age 37) Navagam Ghed, Gujarat, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Jaddu,[1] Thalapathy[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Rivaba Jadeja (wife) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 275) | 13 December 2012 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 November 2025 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 177) | 8 February 2009 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 January 2026 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 8 (previously 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 22) | 10 February 2009 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 June 2024 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 8 (previously 88) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–present | Saurashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009, 2026 | Rajasthan Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Kochi Tuskers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015,2018–2025 | Chennai Super Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Gujarat Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja (born 6 December 1988) is an Indiancricketer who represents theIndia national team currently in ODI and Test formats. He is anall-rounder, whobats left-handed and bowls left-arm orthodox spin. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders and among the finest fielders of his generation. He representsSaurashtra in domestic cricket andRajasthan Royals in theIndian Premier League. Jadeja was a crucial member of the Indian teams that won the2013 and2025 ICC Champions Trophy, becoming leading wicket-taker and player of the final in the former and hitting the winning boundary in the latter final. He was also a part of the Indian squad that won the2024 ICC T20 World Cup, after which he announced his retirement from T20Is.
Jadeja was vice-captain of theIndian U-19 cricket team that won theWorld Cup inMalaysia in2008, under the captaincy of former Indian captainVirat Kohli.[3] He made hisODI debut againstSri Lanka on 8 February 2009 and scored an unbeaten 60 off 77 balls in that match. However, his Test debut came almost four years later, on 13 December 2012, againstEngland atNagpur.[4]
Jadeja was bought for $2 million by theChennai Super Kings at the2012 IPL Players Auction. He was bought by theGujarat Lions in the 2016 IPL Players Auction for₹9.5 crores after the Chennai Super Kings were banned from theIPL for two seasons. On 22 January 2017, Jadeja became the first Indian left-arm spinner to take 150One Day International wickets, when he dismissedSam Billings atEden Gardens,Kolkata.[5] In March 2017, he became thetop ranked bowler in the world leaving behindRavichandran Ashwin who held that position for a long time.[6] He was announced as captain of theChennai Super Kings IPL franchise, for the2022 IPL season, succeedingMS Dhoni.[7] He however stepped down in the middle of the season.[8]
Jadeja was born on 6 December 1988 in a Gujarati HinduRajput family inNavagam Ghed city ofJamnagar district inGujarat.[9][10][11] His father Anirudh was a watchman for a private security agency. His father wanted him to become anArmy officer but his interest was incricket, he was scared of his father in his childhood.[12] His mother Lata died in an accident in 2005 and the trauma of his mother's death almost made him quit cricket. His sister Naina is anurse.[13] He lives inJamnagar.[14]
Jadeja made his first Under-19 appearance for India in 2005 at the age of 16. He was picked in the Indian squad for the2006 U/19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. India finished runners-up with Jadeja impressing in the final against Pakistan with a haul of three wickets. He was the vice-captain of the victorious Indian team at the2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup. He played a crucial role with the ball in the tournament, taking 10 wickets in six games at an average of 13.60.[15]
Jadeja made his first-class debut in the 2006–07Duleep Trophy. He played forWest Zone in the Duleep Trophy and forSaurashtra in theRanji Trophy.[16]
In 2012, Jadeja became the eighth player in history, and the first Indian player, to score three first-class triple centuries in his career, joiningDon Bradman,Brian Lara,Bill Ponsford,Wally Hammond,WG Grace,Graeme Hick andMike Hussey. His first came in early November 2011 againstOrissa, in which he scored 314 off 375 balls. His second came in November 2012 againstGujarat, in which he scored 303 not out. His third came againstRailways in December 2012, in which he scored 331 runs in 501 balls. Jadeja reached this milestone at the young age of only 23.[17]
Jadeja caught the attention of the national selectors with his strong all-round showing in the 2008–09 Ranji Trophy – 42 wickets and 739 runs – and was picked for the ODI series in Sri Lanka. His international debut came in the final match of the series on 8 February 2009, where he scored 60*, although India lost the match. In the 2009 World Twenty20, Jadeja was criticised for not scoring fast enough in India's loss to England. After the incumbent all-rounderYusuf Pathan suffered a loss of form, Jadeja took his place at No. 7 in the ODI team in late 2009. In the third ODI against Sri Lanka inCuttack on 21 December 2009, Jadeja was awarded the man of the match award following a haul of four wickets. His best bowling is 4–32.[18]
He made a comeback into the Indian ODI side in the third ODI against England atThe Oval in London. Arriving at the crease with India 58–5 after 19 overs, he scored 78, adding 112 with skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni and 59 off only 5.1 overs withRavichandran Ashwin to help his side reach 234–7 in 50 overs. He also took 2–42 from his 9 overs and was named "player of the match", but England won the rain-affected game. His performance in the fourth ODI at Lord's was mixed: he gave away four crucial overthrows with a poor throw from the boundary, but then took a catch on the boundary off the last ball.[19]
In the second T20I of the Australian tour in February 2012, Jadeja had figures of 1/16 in 3 overs and effected tworun outs in the Australian innings. India went on to win the game and Jadeja was awarded Man of the Match, mainly for his fielding effort.[20]
After his impressive performance at the start of Ranji Trophy season 2012–13, when he scored two 300+ scores in 4 matches (4/125 and then 303* againstGujarat atSurat; 331 and 3/109 againstRailways atRajkot in theRanji Trophy 2012–13), he was called up to join the 15-member India Test team to play the fourth Test against England atNagpur.[21] In his Test debut againstEngland at Nagpur, he bowled 70 overs and picked 3/117.[22]
During the second ODI in the India-England series at Kochi, Jadeja hit 61 off just 37 balls, which took India to a total of 285. In the second innings, he bowled a spell of 2 for 12 in 7 overs, helping India beat England by 127 runs and level the series 1–1. This performance earned Jadeja the Man of the Match award.[23]
In the historic 4–0 home Test series win againstAustralia in February–March 2013, Jadeja took 24 wickets, dismissing the Australian captainMichael Clarke five out of six times in the series which cemented his place in the team as anall-rounder, despite not contributing much with the bat. His seven-wicket haul, including a five-for in the second innings of the final Test match, earned him the Man of the Match award.[24][25][26][27][28] He played an important role for India in lifting the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. He was the highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 12 wickets, which won him the Golden Ball. He made 33* with bat and took 2 wickets in the final against England. He was also named as part of the 'Team of the Tournament' by the ICC and ESPNcricinfo.[29][30]
He was ranked as the No.1 bowler in ODI cricket by the ICC in August 2013. Jadeja was the first India bowler to top the rankings sinceAnil Kumble, who topped the table in 1996. He is the fourth India bowler afterKapil Dev,Maninder Singh andKumble to be ranked No.1.[31]
Jadeja scored his maiden Test fifty on 20 July 2014, playing against England and saving the match for India, who were struggling at 235/7. He made 68 runs from just 57 balls. His partnership of 99 withBhuvneshwar Kumar helped India set England a target of 319.[32]
Jadeja was selected for the2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand despite not being fully fit due to a shoulder injury. He took 9 wickets in 8 games. His returns with the bat were modest, scoring just 57 runs from 5 innings. India went on to lose against Australia in the semi-final. After his poor performance in the next ODI series in Bangladesh, he was dropped from the Indian team.[33]
Jadeja returned strongly in the next Ranji season (2015–16), where he picked up 38 wickets from four games and 215 runs, including three 50+ scores. His strong performances were rewarded with selection for the Indian Test side facingSouth Africa at home. Jadeja helped his team achieve victory, by taking 23 wickets in 4 games. He scored 109 runs in the series, which included crucial knocks lower down the order. Jadeja was included in Indian limited-overs side touringAustralia to play five ODIs and three T20Is. In the ODIs, Jadeja bowled economically in a series where more than 3,000 runs were scored in five matches. He took three wickets at an economy rate of 5.35. He was the second-highest wicket-taker in T20Is, picking up five wickets in three games. In the second game of the series, Jadeja took a great catch off his own bowling to get the important wicket of Shane Watson, and he also ran Aaron Finch out, who was batting on 74 at that moment.[34]
DuringAustralia's Test tour of India in 2017, Jadeja featured in all four Tests against the tourists. He took 25 wickets and made two half-centuries down the order, which earned him the player of the match in the fourth Test as well as the player of the series award.[35]
He along withRavichandran Ashwin, became the first pair of spinners to be jointly ranked number 1 bowler in ICC Test Rankings history.[36] On 5 August 2017, Jadeja became the fastest left-arm bowler to reach 150 wickets in terms of number of Tests played (32).[37]
On 5 October 2018, he scored his first century in Tests.[38] In March 2019, during the second ODIagainst Australia, Jadeja became the third cricketer for India to score 2,000 runs and take 150 wickets in ODIs.[39] In April 2019, he was named inIndia's squad for the2019 Cricket World Cup.[40][41]
In October 2019, in the first Testagainst South Africa, Jadeja took his 200th wicket in Test cricket.[42]
On 6 August 2021, batting during the first innings of thefirst Test against England atTrent Bridge, Jadeja became the fifth Indian and fifth-fastest player score 2,000 runs and take 200 wickets in Tests.[43]
In September 2021, Jadeja was named in India's squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. His spin-bowling partner on many occasions, R Ashwin, was also named in the squad after 4 years out of the white-ball team.[44]
On 5 March 2022, in a Test match againstSri Lanka, Jadeja scored 175* setting an Indian Test record for the highest score made by a No. 7 or lower, breaking the 36-year-old record ofKapil Dev.[45] He then took 5/41 and then 4/46 in the two innings, registering match figures of 9/87 to help India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs.
He scored his first overseascentury in the fifth Test match of the2022 Indian tour of England.[46]
In July 2022, he was named as India's vice-captain for the away ODI seriesagainst the West Indies.[47]
In September 2022, Jadeja was named in the Indian squad for the2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup but was unable to play due to a severe knee injury.[48] Following a five-month recovery, Jadeja returned to the test squad for the home edition of theBorder–Gavaskar Trophy on 9 February in Nagpur, where he achieved aFive-wicket haul.[49] Jadeja Becomes Fastest Indian to Take 250 Wickets and Score 2500+ Runs inTest Cricket.[50]
In May 2024, he was named in India's squad for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[51]
Ravindra Jadeja was selected by theRajasthan Royals for theinaugural season of theIndian Premier League (IPL) in 2008, and played an important role in their victory (Royals defeatedChennai Super Kings in the final). Jadeja scored 135 runs from 14 matches at a strike rate of 131.06, his best score being 36* againstKings XI Punjab. He did even betterin 2009, scoring 295 runs at a strike rate of 110.90,[52] and conceding fewer than 6.5 runs per over.[53]Shane Warne, the captain of Rajasthan Royals, referred to Jadeja as a "superstar in the making".[54] Warne also nicknamed him "Rockstar".[55]
Jadeja sat out the2010 IPL because of a ban arising from contractual irregularities.[56]In 2011, he was bought by theKochi Tuskers Kerala for $950,000. Kochi Tuskers were terminated from the IPL in September 2011, and in the2012 IPL player auction, Jadeja was bought byChennai Super Kings for $2 million (approx. Rs. 9.8 crores at that time) after a tie-breaker withDeccan Chargers who bid the same amount. Jadeja was the most expensive player of the year's auction.[57] He won the Man of the Match award in the second match ofthe season against Deccan Chargers for his all-round performance (48 runs off 29 balls, 5/16 in 4 overs).[58]
For his performances in 2014, he was named in the ESPNcricinfo CLT20 XI.[59]
In aMother's Day game duringIPL 2015, Jadeja put in a fine spin bowling performance inChennai; he took four wickets for 11 runs with a brilliant spell of bowling against Rajasthan Royals.
In the 19th match of the2021 Indian Premier League, Jadeja hit 62*, including a joint-highest ever 37 runs in the last over bowled byHarshal Patel. He later took 3/13 in his four overs and was named Man of the Match.[60]
Jadeja was appointed as the captain for the Chennai Super Kings ahead of the2022 IPL season, afterMS Dhoni step down as captain.[61][62] He however stepped down in the middle of the season, handing over the captaincy back to Dhoni.[8] He was later ruled out of the tournament due to a rib injury.[63] Jadeja and the franchise later unfollowed each other onInstagram, leading to reports about a rift.[64] But theCEO of CSK maintained that he was ruled out on medical advice, and denied allegations of the rift.[65]
In the final of the2023 Indian Premier League final, Chennai Super Kings required 10 from the final two balls. Jadeja hit a 6 and 4 to give CSK the title.[66]
Ahead of the 2026 season, Jadeja rejoined theRajasthan Royals via a trade deal with CSK.[67]
Jadeja marriedRivaba Solanki on 17 April 2016.[68][69] They have a daughter born in June 2017.[70][71] Rivaba is anMLA fromGujarat, representing theBharatiya Janata Party. His sister and father are members of theIndian National Congress.[72]
Jadeja's contributions in India's 4–0 test series win over Australia in February and March 2013 were praised in the media,[73] and Gavaskar called him one of the architects of the win.[74] Jadeja's dominance of Clarke was also praised in the media.[75] Jadeja was namedPlayer of the Week by the portal Cricket World after the end of the fourth test.[76]
Since his performance at the2009 ICC World Twenty20 event, Jadeja has been a consistent target of sarcasm and jokes on cricket portals and by Indian cricket fans.[73] On Twitter and Facebook, he is jokingly referred to asSir Ravindra Jadeja since an online joke calling him the same went viral.[73] When Jadeja was out clean bowled for 16 while not offering a shot in the February 2013 Chennai test against Australia, a cricket portal described his dismissal as "Jadeja falls 284 runs short of what would have been a fourth first-class triple-century".[73] Following his good performance against Australia in the 2013 test series, there was a flurry ofJadeja jokes on Twitter comparing him toRajinikanth.[77][78][79] His Wikipedia article was temporarily vandalized to mock him.[73][80][81][82] In April 2013,Mahendra Singh Dhoni,Suresh Raina andRavichandran Ashwin, teammates of Jadeja inChennai Super Kings, tweeted severalJadeja jokes on Twitter, in one of which Dhoni referred to him asSri Sri Pandit Sir Lord Ravindra Jadeja.[82][83][84][85][86] In response, Jadeja said in April 2013 that it was a joke which everybody was enjoying, and that he had no problem with the prefixSir.[87][88]
For his flamboyancy with bat, ball and while fielding, Jadeja is often nicknamed 'Rockstar', as he was originally called by Shane Warne. His IPL jersey has the name 'Jaddu' on the back rather than Jadeja, and Dhoni can often be heard calling him this from behind the stumps.[citation needed] Jadeja's sword celebration has been a popular feature of world cricket over the years, as he usually brings this out after scoring a 50 or a 100.[89][90][91] Though, he has often been criticised for his caste reference regarding the sword celebration.[92][10]
During the2019 Cricket World Cup, commentatorSanjay Manjrekar criticised Jadeja by calling him a 'bits and pieces player'.[93] The former apologised after Jadeja's performance at the tournament.[94]
{{cite web}}:|last= has generic name (help)Calling it a 'joke', 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja says he has no problem with the prefix before his name as long as his Chennai Super Kings and India teammates are enjoying the all-rounder's 'knighthood'.
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